u/Boule250

Hello everyone,

I’m sharing my issue because I genuinely can’t understand what’s going on.

I love photography and I also enjoy camera gear itself. Out of passion and curiosity, I regularly switch camera bodies to try different models from different brands.

So far, I’ve owned:

• Fujifilm X-T3
• Lumix S5
• Lumix S
• Lumix S9

All of them had their strengths and weaknesses.

Out of all of them, the one I preferred the most was the A7 IV.

Since my finances are no longer what they used to be, but I missed photography, I bought a Sony A6700 a few weeks ago, thinking I would basically get a “small A7 IV.” However, I’m disappointed with the results I’m getting.

I simply cannot explain why, but I’m unable to achieve image quality similar to what I got from all my previous bodies, regardless of brand.

I first tested it with the Sony 70-350 and the Sigma 18-50, then moved to the Zeiss 35mm f/1.8 which is known for its incredible sharpness and even then I remain very unconvinced. The image is sharp, but much less crisp and pleasing than anything I previously owned. It lacks (micro)contrast, depth, dimensionality… overall, it feels rather flat.

Of course, I shoot exclusively in RAW, and I’m not saying the A6700 is a bad camera at all. But for some reason I genuinely can’t explain, I’m getting results that are significantly less satisfying than with every other body I’ve owned, even compared to my old X-T3, which was also APS-C and paired at the time with a fairly standard lens.

EDIT: after thinking about it, could it perhaps be related to pixel pitch?

• Panasonic Lumix S5: ~5.94 µm
• Panasonic Lumix S5II: ~5.94 µm
• Panasonic Lumix S9: ~5.94 µm
• Sony A7 IV: ~5.12 µm
• Sony A6700: ~3.76 µm

Hello everyone,

To explain the context, I own a 2019 Peugeot 508 SW and I’m extremely happy with it overall.
The only small downside is that it currently has the 17-inch wheels, which are very comfortable but not especially attractive aesthetically.

I’ve always wanted to switch to the original 18-inch setup instead.

My question is whether the final look would be strictly identical to the factory configuration. I’m asking because you sometimes see cars fitted with OEM wheels that still somehow look “off”, either sitting too high or with wheels that stick out too much or sit too far inward.

It makes the upgrade even more tempting considering mine is the 1.6 THP 180 version with adaptive suspension.

Thanks in advance for your opinions and advice.

Hello everyone,

I’m a former Sony A7 IV user. I used to own the Sigma 85mm DG DN Art and the Sigma 24–70mm DG DN Art which I had to sell mainly for financial reasons. I was extremely satisfied with that setup.

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to buy a brand-new Sony A6700 with the Sony 70–350mm. I’m planning to add the Sigma 17-40mm f/1.8 DC Art. I previously owned the Sigma 28–50mm f/2.8 and was a bit disappointed with it. It was good for the price and weight, but I found it somewhat lacking in terms of sharpness and especially micro-contrast. The Sigma 17–40mm seems to be on a completely different level, although it costs around €1,000.

That said, I still have a few days left to return the A6700, and I’m considering switching to a Sony A7C II with the Sigma 28–70mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary, since adding the Sigma 17–40mm f/1.8 to my current setup would increase the total cost significantly anyway, given that this lens alone costs around €1,000.

With the A6700, I can’t seem to achieve the same “wow” effect I had with the A7 IV, or even with my previous full-frame cameras from other brands. It’s difficult to define exactly, but I feel like I’m missing pure sharpness and a certain sense of “depth” in the image.

I really love the size and form factor of the A6700 even more than the A7 IV and I also love its autofocus, which the A7C II shares. However, I’m a bit disappointed because the A6700 seems to get noisy fairly quickly at higher ISO values (which is expected with APS-C), and overall I feel the image rendering is not quite as good. That said, perhaps the Sigma 17–40mm would improve this significantly.

My main question is:

Would a Sony A7C II with the Sigma 28–70mm produce noticeably better image quality than a Sony A6700 with the Sigma 17–40mm? For roughly €200 more, I would lose the 70–350mm but gain a full-frame setup. I’m struggling to determine whether the image quality difference I’m noticing is mainly due to the larger sensor and higher effective resolution, or if it’s mostly because I’m currently using a less capable lens.

I’d really appreciate any advice or firsthand experience.

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I have a QNAP TS-251D that I powered back on a few weeks ago. I only turn it on when needed since I basically use it as a simple network drive and not really for NAS features.

A few days ago, for no apparent reason, the password for my personal account stopped working. The default admin/admin account is disabled. The NAS suddenly no longer recognized my password and I had to reset it.

This was not a typing mistake because I had been copy/pasting the exact same password from my password manager for weeks without any issue.

Also, the NAS had not installed any system update before this happened.

How is this even possible?

Bonjour à tous,

Après plusieurs semaines de recherche sur l'achat d'un NAS pour stocker mes données, je me suis finalement orienté vers un DAS pour l’utiliser localement à mon ordinateur, branché en USB-C directement.

Mon seul besoin est le stockage/l'archivage avec RAID 1 ou RAID 5 pour me protéger contre une éventuelle panne matérielle.

Cependant, je n'ai pas besoin d'accès à distance et un seul ordinateur accédera à ces fichiers.

De plus, le DAS (ou le NAS) sera sauvegardé sur un disque dur externe.

J'étais encore tenté par un NAS pour la praticité du stockage réseau local et son utilisation comme un DAS (d'autant plus que la différence de prix entre les deux solutions est assez faible), mais ma principale préoccupation est la sécurité. J'ai été victime de l'attaque de ransomware QNAP il y a quelques années, et cela m'a vraiment rendu méfiant quant à l'exposition de mes données en ligne. Avec un DAS, j'ai l'impression que tout reste en local et présente donc beaucoup moins de risques. Les options DAS sont peu nombreuses sur le marché et, bien que j'aurais préféré une configuration hybride SSD M.2 + HDD, j'ai constaté que seul QNAP semble proposer ce type de solution (et malheureusement, principalement des modèles uniquement HDD).

J'envisage donc le QNAP TS-004, mais son design et ses composants me semblent assez anciens. Est-il encore pertinent aujourd'hui ?

Merci pour vos avis :)